Tagged: ethereum

November 24, 2024 @ 6:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitso announced the addition of four new cryptos to its Earnings feature. Earnings with Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL) are available to all users, and Cardano (ADA) and Polkadot (DOT) will reportedly be added in the first week of December 2024. These options complement the… Read More

November 15, 2024 @ 11:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Solana (SOL) and Base are leading interest in chain-specific narratives this year, according to an update from CoinGecko. The Solana ecosystem has maintained its lead as the “most popular” blockchain ecosystem this year, accounting for “38.8% of global crypto investor interest in chain-specific narratives.” CoinGecko… Read More

November 11, 2024 @ 7:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC), a flagship cryptocurrency, reached yet another all-time high of over $82,000 and futures premiums surged, in a strong indicator that investors believe the record-run in the largest digital currency is set for even greater gains following the U.S. elections that saw many pro-crypto… Read More

November 10, 2024 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto Finance, which says it’s shaping the future of the financial industry, has shared entitled, Market Deep Dive: Markets React to Trump’s Election Win and BTCUSD All-Time High. Crypto Finance, a key player focused on digital assets since 2017, noted that Trump has won the… Read More

November 10, 2024 @ 10:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Polymarket data from September of 2024 had indicated a divergence between Donald Trump’s “perceived” election chances and Bitcoin’s price, suggesting the crypto market had “already priced in” some of the election’s risk. This, according to an update from HashKey Capital. Historically, once the short-term uncertainty… Read More

November 2, 2024 @ 4:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitpanda noted that October 31st marked World Savings Day, a global reminder to prioritize financial wellbeing. Bitpanda also mentioned in a blog post that while traditional savings accounts have been a fairly popular choice over the years, the current dynamic financial landscape offers more innovative… Read More

October 27, 2024 @ 4:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently shared a number of ways to cut down on Ethereum’s bloat in the leading smart contract platform’s “Purge” update roadmap. Cutting down the requirement for each network node to have to permanently maintain all history along with unnecessary protocol details… Read More

October 27, 2024 @ 4:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The US government has reportedly retrieved more than $19 million from a what appeared to be a hack this past week, according to insights shared by Arkham. The US government-linked digital wallet appears to have recovered nearly 90% of the lost assets within 24 hours… Read More

October 17, 2024 @ 6:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

a16z has shared the State of Crypto Report 2024, which examines data on swing states, stablecoins, AI, builder energy, and offers other key insights. Daren Matsuoka, Robert Hackett, and Eddy Lazzarin noted that when they launched their very first annual State of Crypto report two… Read More

October 15, 2024 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinGecko has released their latest 2024 Q3 Crypto Industry Report. CoinGecko noted in its recent research report that Q3 saw crypto close the quarter flat at a $2.3 trillion market capitalization, but the period still saw significant volatility. CoinGecko further noted that geopolitical and economic… Read More

October 7, 2024 @ 12:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ryan Lee, Chief Analyst at Bitget Research recently explained that Bitcoin (BTC), the flagship cryptocurrency, has grown steadily to become a major global asset, one whose market cap is impacted significantly by global events. For instance, Ryan Lee of Bitget Research, noted that the ongoing… Read More

October 5, 2024 @ 9:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coin Metrics has shared key industry insights on the Bitcoin, crypto and blockchain space in their latest State of the Network’s Q3 2024 report. Tanay Ved and Matías Andrade from Coin Metrics noted that despite volatility from factors like Mt. Gox repayments and the Yen… Read More

October 4, 2024 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP) is a product that is designed to help banking service providers issue fiat-backed tokens. BBVA will reportedly be using VTAP in order to create digital tokens on the public Ethereum (ETH) blockchain with expected live pilots in 2025. Visa (NYSE:… Read More

October 3, 2024 @ 6:14 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Startup Layer aims to extend the functionality of Ethereum by making the first developer tools that support full-stack decentralized applications with Web Assembly, and they have $6 million to make it happen. The company has raised a $6M seed round led by 1kx, with participation… Read More

October 1, 2024 @ 11:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum (ETH) and Tron (TRX) are reportedly dominating the fast-growing stablecoins ecosystem with a significant 83.9% share, presently valued at $144.4 billion, according to an update from CoinGecko. CoinGecko notes in a research report that Ethereum has the most stablecoins, with $84.6 billion, or 49.1%… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 9:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NYDIG Research has shared an extensive updated highlight the path for options on Bitcoin ETFs along with other key blockchain and crypto industry insights. With the SEC approving IBIT options, the research report from NYDIG looks “at the next steps required for options to begin… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 1:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto markets moved sideways in Q3 2024, as measured by the FTSE/Grayscale Crypto Sectors family of indexes. This, according to an extensive report from Grayscale. Grayscale noted in its report that changes to the FTSE/Grayscale family of indexes this year highlight emergent themes “for the… Read More

September 28, 2024 @ 2:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Folks Finance has integrated Chainlink CCIP and Price Feeds across the Avalanche, Base, and Ethereum mainnets, leveraging CCIP’s arbitrary messaging functionality to enable highly secure cross-chain lending. By integrating Chainlink Price feeds, Folks has access “to high-quality, tamper-proof price feeds needed to support secure markets… Read More

September 10, 2024 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Paxos and the Arbitrum Foundation say the infrastructure firm will now integrate with Arbitrum, a Layer 2 (L2) scaling solution for Ethereum. According to a company statement, Arbitrum is the first L2 network to connect with Paxos. Paxos is a compliance-first blockchain ecosystem that can… Read More

September 9, 2024 @ 7:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The landscape of Layer–1 blockchains has evolved significantly in recent years. Networks like Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana form the backbone of the cryptocurrency ecosystem, each offering unique approaches to scalability, security, and decentralization. This, according to a report from Coin Metrics. Coin Metrics pointed out… Read More